'Mr Loophole' lawyer urges drivers to fight back at helmet cam cyclists

Imagine all the money lawyers could make if cyclists had registration plates and motorists had cameras. That's probably the only thing this clown thought about.

Ooh - lawyer charging by the hour suggests people should engage lawyers more. The fines handed out are probably cheaper than his fees.

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is urging the government to introduce laws requiring people riding bikes to wear helmets and pay for a “cycle excise licence,”

I'm completely cool with the "cycle excise licence". Based on zero emissions it'll equate to a fat total of £0. It'll validate my position on the road for the morons such as Nick Freeman who clearly have no understanding of how they're funded.

The story here is actually "Truth-bending solicitor who acts on behalf of reckless motorists casts judgement on cyclists - and some people took it seriously"

Bring it on. Make it a legal requirement that all new cars are sold with built in front and side-facing cameras, and that the footage is recorded with a GPS data log.

Yes, it'll catch cyclists riding without lights at night - if you can see them - it'll catch cyclists running red lights - damn right too - and it'll keep evidence of the excellent driving quality of the vehicle operator. Ah... that's why not then.

Nick Freeman like so many bad drivers or bad cyclists is motivated by self interest. He'll champion drivers as they pay him. He'll look for loopholes, take short cuts & condone a lack of social conscious and justice to further his bank balance. Others who speed, jump lights, overtake aggressively or ride like prats are acting in the same vein of "I don't give a shit about anyone else just so I can get from A to B". Let's hope we don't descent any further into a combative social culture where everyone feels like they compete as soon as the step out their front door. Clearly he's a prime asshole, unfortunately he's not alone.

I wonder if he's lost a few cases recently where cyclecam footage was used as evidence against his clients...

Carlton Reid answer all the point very well.
This is particular is worth repeating:

“If registration plates were so effective Mr Freeman would be out of a job because motorists wouldn’t dare to break the law for fear of being identified,”

The more the likes of Loophole suggest constraints in cyclists the more the issue is discussed and more ridiculous the 5% of motorists who desire controls look. Bring it on.

Can you imagine the police man hours spent enforcing cyclists registration and compulsory hi vis? Even with every motorist leaping from their cars to make citizen's arrests it just wouldn't work.

Loophole and his mates would be chasing me for a start to the end of days. I suspect he isn't good at chasing on foot or pedals. If he had any personal experience of cycling in the UK he would be on our side.

On another note: great to hear that the 3 wise men will be bestriding Amazon Online like the collossus they are. Thank God I'm not paying for them anymore.

I'd be perfectly happy for all cars to have cameras and GPS units which inform the police when you break the speed limit.

I wonder Mr Loopy Lawyer's response if we all trial 2-3m wide metal number plates?

Advantages for cyclists:

They would prevent us getting doored - as we couldn't get that close to parked cars.

Close passes (to the plate) by vehicles wouldn't hurt us. Also, left hooks at junctions by lorries would be much harder.

Cycling infrastructure would need to step up a level or three!

etc

BUT sportives, road races & mass participation riding/protests might be 'interesting'. Urban commuting too!

There isn't a barge pole long enough to get me to touch this excuse for a human being.

He's about the best advocate we could have, he's based his entire career and persona on making legislators, prosecutors and enforcement look stupid. So he's a real friend to the powers that be, for sure they'll listen hard to anything he suggests.

He's a lawyer, so when he perceives a problem his solution is: more laws.
It's trite but true: if all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

This man makes me so angry, I want to run down the pavement and fling myself in the road face first!

Perhaps Mr. Loophole should consider putting his f***king mouth shut.

Sorry... all the sensible comments were taken...

Obviously having registration plates has worked SOOO well for stopping motorists breaking the law, so we'd better introduce them for cyclists...

Mr. Loophole is such an attention seeker. Yet the lawyers/solicitors wonder why there are so many "kill the lawyer" jokes.

Mr Poophole doesn't know the law about cyclists because his job is just to find administrative errors in court paperwork so he can get rich criminals off on a technicality.

Business model dying, huh?

I'm surprised he hasn't been "caught" for numerous traffic violations himself especially considering the way he speaks about the Police.

You never know what you "might" find in his vehicle when it gets stopped

Fat slimy scumbag.

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or simply cycling down the middle of the road

Really? That, Honestly is something I have never seen before. TBH those broken white lines would be stupidly slippery in the rain.
Really makes you wonder how hes so successful when it comes to lying for his clients in court.

And safety is why some cyclists are now riding with helmet cams. Prior to such technology the police often didn’t believe people on bikes when they said they were hit or intimidated by people in motorcars – ample evidence is now available, leading to prosecutions.

I think this is what Mr Loophole is really objecting to. All a defense lawyer like him has to do is to introduce some element of "reasonable doubt" in order to get his client off the charges. Video evidence renders him and his spin tactics rather impotent. My heart bleeds for him, the poor guy.

This man is just a polemicist seeking publicity.

In 99% of situations, any bullying and intimidation is by the person driving a car, not the person riding a bike.

It's pretty tragic that a lawyer specialising in road traffic doesn't know that it's legitimate for someone on a bike to 'take the lane' where necessary. No wonder a large percentage of drivers are also ignorant of this.

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“Motorists can be easily identified by their registration plates, but cyclists are relatively anonymous.”

My experience is that if someone in a car has a problem with me, they can stop and challenge me. (This has only happened once, and the guy was 100% in the wrong). On the other hand, on the many occasions I've been subject to a close, fast pass, the vehicle is off and gone and I never see it again.

There's plenty dashcam footage out there showing poor cycling, quite a lot of it posted by other cyclists.
Picking the "I believe I can fly" clip as an example, Mr Loophole has simply proved there are faults on both sides, which we know, and while the cyclist was stupid to antagonise the muppet at the wheel, the drivers agressive reactions deserved more than the caution he received.

Carlton just totally nails him. soon though we will be like Russia where everyone has to have a cam on their road, sad really

He also invited the naming of the Reading cyclist. Who is, quite clearly, given the cautions handed out, a victim of crime.

I wonder how the SRA would feel about that?

He should change his name to Mr Poophole.